Edgecraft Choice 460 User Manual

Diamond Hone

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MultiEdge

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Knife Sharpener

2 stage

460

INSTRUCTIONS

For Use on Both Straight Edge and
Serrated Knives

The professional Chef’sChoice
Diamond Hone

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MultiEdge™
Sharpener Model 460, features
customized mixtures of 100%
diamond abrasives specially
designed to sharpen both straight­edge and serrated knives. This
multipurpose manual sharpener
meets the needs of professionals,
chefs and serious cooks alike.

The Chef’sChoice Model 460 is a
two-stage sharpener designed to
ensure consistent angle control ­stroke after stroke - as the knife is
presented to the diamond sharpening
elements. Both sides of the edge
are simultaneously shaped and
sharpened. This construction ensures
that the edges are well formed and
very sharp every time.

The abrasives consist of selected
100% single-diamond crystals
embedded on unique interdigitating
steel support plates. The Model
460 consistently outperforms
conventional sharpeners that use
less efficient abrasives and lack any
control of the sharpening angle.
Diamonds, the hardest known
material, are extremely durable.

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Straight-edge knives sharpened on
the Model 460 will be “shaving sharp”
with a “bite” that helps them cut
effortlessly through tomatoes, other
vegetables and fruits. It makes cutting
and slicing a pleasure and removes
the drudgery of working with dull
knives. Straight-edge knives are
sharpened first with diamonds in
Stage 1 and then at a different angle
with still finer diamond mixtures
in Stage 2. This creates a double­beveled longer-lasting arch-shaped
edge that is much stronger than
conventional “v-shaped” or hollow
ground edges. This unique arch
structure ensures a sharper edge
that will stay sharp longer.

Serrated knives sharpen quickly in
Model 460 using only the second
sharpening stage, The special
diamonds in that stage create razor­sharp “micro-blades” along the
dominant teeth, enhancing the cutting
action and reducing the sawing and
tearing action otherwise typical of ser­rated blades. Even new “factory-fresh”
serrated knives frequently have poorly
formed, dull saw teeth that can benefit
from sharpening and shaping in the
Model 460. Serrated knives become dull
because their teeth bend and distort
during use. The Model 460 restores dull
teeth to better-than-new condition. The
cutting effectiveness of the serrations
depends almost entirely on the sharp­ness of the points (edges) of the teeth.
It is not necessary to sharpen the sides
and bottoms of the scallops between
the teeth, since in general, they are not
doing the cutting. The Chef’sChoice

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Model 460 sharpener is designed to
sharpen teeth at the edge or point
so that the prominent teeth become
razor-sharp “micro-blades.”

Serrated knives sharpened with
the Chef’sChoice

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Model 460 glide
smoothly through food and cut
cleanly with less effort. There is less
tearing or mutilating of all types of
food including meat, poultry,
vegetables and bread. The face of a
cut vegetable or fruit is smoother and
more appetizing. The sharpened
serrated knife is easier to control
allowing you to make thinner slices
and to manipulate the blade easily
for garnishing.

The “micro-blades” created by the
Model 460 along the prominent teeth
of serrated knives are unique in that
they give the knife some of the
qualities of a straight-edge blade
while retaining the sawing action of a
serrated edge. This combination
creates the ultimate serrated edge.

Before you begin...

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The Chef’sChoice
MultiEdge

Diamond Hone®

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sharpener Model 460 is
“ambidextrous”-extremely easy
to use whether you are right-or left­handed. Stages 1 and 2 are marked
on both sides of the sharpener for
your convenience.

Place the sharpener on a level surface
about waist high. If right-handed, hold
the handle with your left hand making
certain that your left index finger
and thumb remain safely behind the
partitioning wall where the handle
attaches to the sharpening stages.
(If left-handed, see Suggestions.)

Caution: Keep all fingers clear of the
blade at all times.

General sharpening instructions

Make certain the blade is clean - free
of all food, fat and grease - then
proceed as follows:

Holding the knife in the right hand,
place the blade into the “v-shaped”
slot and center the blade left to right
in the slot. While continuing to keep
the blade centered in the slot, move
the blade smoothly back and forth in
the slot along the entire blade length.
It is not necessary to lift the blade
after each stroke. Apply little or no
downward pressure on the blade.
The light sound you hear as the blade
moves across the 100% diamond
abrasives tells you the diamonds are
doing the work for you! Continue this
back-and-forth motion until the blade
is sharp.

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The Chef’sChoice

Diamond Hone®
manual sharpener has been designed
with the optimal diamond abrasive
mixture to sharpen your knives safely
while producing an extremely sharp
edge. Coarser grits would cause
excessive wear and tear of the
serrations. The fine diamond grits
used in the Model 460 help extend
the life of your knives. The first time
you sharpen a knife may take a little
longer, but resharpening will be fast
and safe.

Instructions for use
Straight-edge Blades

(Use Stage 1 and then Stage 2)

Generally 25 back-and-forth strokes
in Stage 1 is sufficient to develop a
sharp edge. Center the blade in the
slot as you move the knife back-and­forth. Maintain contact with
the abrasive but applying light

downward pressure on the knife
while sharpening.

If the knife is very dull it may take
more back-and-forth strokes, perhaps
up to 50 or so through Stage 1 to
develop a sharp edge. Do not proceed
to Stage 2 until the edge is very sharp.
It should, for example, be sharp
enough to cut easily through the skin
of a tomato.

Now, make 10 to 20 back-and-forth
strokes in Stage 2 to hone the edge
to shaving sharpness. Apply only light
downward pressure on the blade.
Too much pressure can reduce
the ultimate edge sharpness. Test
sharpness by cutting a tomato, or by
cutting paper*.

Serrated Knives

Serrated blades should be sharpened
in Stage 2. Generally, 25 back-and­forth strokes in Stage 2 will be
sufficient. Keep the blade centered in
the slot but apply light downward
pressure on the blade. Check
sharpness by cutting a tomato,
vegetable or fruit. Note the improved
smoothness of the cut after the blade
has been sharpened. (The paper
cutting test is inappropriate for a
serrated knife.)

If the blade needs further sharpening,
continue back-and-forth strokes in
Stage 2 until the desired sharpness
achieved. Sharpening in Stage 1 can
remove excess metal and shorten the
life of the serrated blade, consequently
use that stage only if the teeth are
extremely dull or bent.

* To test periodically for sharpness, hold a sheet of

paper by its edge, a short (but safe) distance from
your fingers and carefully slice through the sheet.
A sharp blade will cut smoothly without tearing
the paper.

Resharpening

Knives, straight edge and serrated,
can be resharpened using the
corresponding procedures described
above. However, resharpening will be
much faster and, in general, require
only about 25 full back-and-forth
strokes. You will be able to resharpen
your serrated knives many times before
the serrations become noticeably worn.
Although the diamond abrasives used
in the Chef’sChoice

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Diamond Hone®
Manual 460 are very fine, in time,
serrations will be reduced in size.
However, a serrated knife that may
have become useless because it
was too dull will be revitalized by the
Chef’sChoice

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Diamond Hone®

Manual sharpener.

Suggestions

If left-handed, turn the sharpener •
around, hold the handle with your
right hand and the knife with your left,
and follow sharpening and honing
instructions above.

Straight edge knives that are extremely •
dull may require many strokes in Stage

1. Stop periodically and check the
blade for sharpness by carefully cutting
paper. Then hone the knife in Stage 2.

Electric Knives

It is possible to sharpen the serrated
blades of electric knives that have
become dull. First disassemble the
two blades used in most electric
knives and sharpen individually as
described above.

Maintenance

The exterior can be cleaned with •
a damp, soft cloth.

No oils, water or other lubricating •
liquids are necessary with this
sharpener.

Not for scissors.•

EdgeCraft also offers a wide range of
popularly priced electric Chef’sChoice

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Professional Sharpeners for those who
have many knives or a wide variety
of knives, and for those who wish to
sharpen faster and with less effort to
obtain the ultimate in edge sharpness
and durability.

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A selection of Chef’sChoice
Professional Sharpeners is available to
safely sharpen either straight edge or
serrated blades. The presharpening,
sharpening and honing angles of all
Chef’sChoice

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manual and electric
knife sharpeners are completely
compatible.

Limited Warranty:
Used with normal care, this EdgeCraft
product, designed for hand use only, is
guaranteed against defective material and
workmanship for a period of 1 year from
the date of purchase (“Warranty Period”).
We will repair or replace, at our option, any
product or part that is defective in material
or workmanship without charge if the
product is returned to us postage prepaid,
with dated proof of purchase, within the
Warranty Period. This Limited Warranty
does not cover replacement or abrasive
pads necessitated by use of the product
or product damage resulting from misuse.
ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANT­ABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, ARE LIMITED TO THE
WARRANTY PERIOD. EDGECRAFT
CORPORATION SHALL NOT BE LIABLE
FOR ANY INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUEN­TIAL DAMAGES. Some States do not allow
limitations on how long an implied warranty
lasts and some States do not allow the
exclusion or limitation of incidental or
consequential damages, so the above
limitations or exclusions may not apply
to you. This Limited Warranty gives you
specific legal rights, and you may also have
other rights which vary from state to state.
This warranty applies only to normal
household use of this sharpener and is void
for industrial or commercial use.

ASSEMBLED IN THE USA!

by the makers of the acclaimed
Chef’sChoice

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Diamond Hone

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Knife Sharpeners, sold worldwide.
EdgeCraft Corporation
825 Southwood Road
Avondale, PA 19311 USA
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